The Christian Science Monitor reports on legislation proposed by Republican law-makers in Wyoming:
The bill would require utilities to use "eligible resources" to meet 95 percent of Wyoming's electricity needs in 2018, and all of its electricity needs in 2019.
Those "eligible resources" are defined solely as coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, nuclear, oil, and individual net metering.
The latter would encompass houses (and businesses?) with solar, wind or co-generation equipment. Utility-scale generation, however, could face a $10/MWh penalty.
The article notes that
Wyoming is the nation's largest coal producer [...] nearly 90 percent of the electricity generated in Wyoming came from coal in September 2016, the most recent month with available data.
A PDF of the bill, SF0071, is available on the Wyoming legislature's Web site.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 22 2017, @07:55PM
Excellent resource.
That gives a dramatic illustration of the point. JPG 622 KB [nrel.gov]
There are no lavender-, purple-, or plum-colored spots on the map.
It jumps from red all the way to blue--and the ONLY blue bits on the map are in southeast Wyoming.
-- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 22 2017, @08:31PM
30m height map isn't as applicable. The 100m maps are closer to the mark as the newer, more efficient turbines have very long blades and they are only getting longer. The tallest turbine in the us (as of now) has a hub-height of 115m. [desmoinesregister.com]